Ice crusher



March 26,' 1940. l T. J. FEGLEY Er Al. 2,195,363

.I CE CRUSHER March ze, 1940. j T. J. FEGLY r- AL 2,195,363

' ICE CRUSHER `Filed Oct. l5, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Mmh 26, 1940. TJ'. FEGLEY Er Al.l 2,195,363

' ICE CRUSHER Fnedoet.r15, 1937 s-.sneets-Sneet 5 .line 5 5, Fig. 2,v illustrating a detail'oi theconb the hopper ,is ahand {Wheel `of substantial size Patented Mar. 2e,194o

z,195,3s3 ICECRUSHER n j Thomas J. Fegley, Jenkintown, andy'lGe-orgeo. Leopold, Philadelphia, Pa., assignors tocNorth yBros Mfg Co., Philadelphia,

.tion of Pennsylvania Pa., a corpora-.-

' '.Applic'ationf'u'ctober 15, 1937I SrilN, 169.21298.; v

3 Claims. (01.33-63), f@ v n* 4This invention relates to ice Crushers of the 4 rotary toothed cylinder type, and a principalv object of the invention istoprovide a Crusherl ci this class that shall be characterized by relative simplicity of -form and manufacture, and high j threaded inner endsjofr said screws.

operating eiiciency.

A more specific object'of the invention is to provide novel and simplified means for adjusting the device to deliverv different sizes of crushed ice particles. o

f The invention further resides in the' various structural details and arrangements hereinafter described and illustrated `in the attached draw'-` Figure l is a vertical sectional view on'the line lII,l5lg.2;l Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2 -2,Fig.1; Y Fig. 3 is a topl planviewoi lthecrushei;

Fig'. 4 is a view inperspectiveof the adjustable comb element; l Fig. 5 is av fragrnntarysectional,view on the f construction, Iand n. Fig.` 6 is a fragmentaryelevational view illus#- trating details of 'thefcombeadjusting ,and 're.

tainingI means;

withV reference to thwiiigs, une device terior of 'which `is journaled ar'otary toothed cylinder 2 constituting -theeactive ice-crushingy element. As shown -in Fig. 2`,-thetoothed cylinder,v

2 is supportedon av shaft, the ends of which are journaledin bosses Lon v`the .sides of thezhop'pe'r 5I;

and Weight, totheperipheral portion of which n is y attached "a suitable handlet. .1,

' 'I'he.hopper casing- I' isiormed inthefpres'ent instance of four partsfconsi'sting" respectivlyof twoy sideplates, 'I and 8, inwhich arejforxned-y the'bosses Il, and front and rear plates Bfand LIU.. l y

'teeth `being arranged in-transverse relatively' f The frontand rear plates 9 and -Il) are each pro-l V vided at 'the inside with ra :series of 'bosses II, which .in assembly register :and `lie in labutment with the bosses -I2 'ofl a corresponding series' formed at the inner sides-ofthe side plates 'I and 8. These bosses are aperturedand the bosses I I are tapped for reception of screws (not shown) which rigidly secure the elementsltogether in-the assembled relation asV shown. Each of the :front and rear plates 9 and` I0';is.also vprovidedat its 'lower end with lugs I3, *I3 4at thexopposite 4sides `respectively, and thesedugs projects:joutwardly,

from theedges ofthe platesandoverlapthe `ad' joining sections'of 4'theA side plates 1 andl 8, see Fig. 2*. Registering apertures-.in the `saidside' plates and ylugs v I3'receive retaining screws, and the lugaperturesare tapped for'reception of the y As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the side plates I and '8 are ex-k tended downwardlyv below the lower edges of the fronti-and rear plates 9 andjI0,'jand these extensionsform ingeffecty legs. I4,n I4 at opposite sides Which'support the hopper I .infan elevated position and providea spacebelow the hopper for ,reception of a suitable receptacle (not shown) which :receives the crushed ice.A The lower eX'-' tremities of the legsl Mare provided at each end with a slot I5, see Fig;r 3, adapted for reception.

form to they cylindrical contour of the bottoms of said slot`sA and thelopposite'ends of the said teeth projecting. substantially tangentially from and beyondthe peripheral surface of thecylinderand are provided at their outer ends with 'sharpgpoints asshown in Fig. 1. The teeth are` rigidly secured to thel cylinder `byy upsetting the adjoining sides and outer edgesof the slots I6, so that the upsetmetalfas'jshown in'Figs. Zand 3 extends `over 'andin clampingrelation vto the shank portionsof the teeth, as' indicated at I8,

land the sides rof the groove at the immediate rear of eachfofthe tooth shanks is also'upset, as indicated` at vI 9, to 'l form ka solid abutment for the rear endsof the teeth. The teeth I'Ijare arranged in staggered relation circumferentially of the cylinder v2v and are thereby uniformly distributed around the cylinderfin spiral series, l Y' Formed integrallywith thefront plate 9 is a xedj comb consisting of aplurality of inwardly f projecting :triangular flanges or `teeth 2|, these spaced series intermeshing with the teeth I 1 of'V the vcylinder 2., .-As. shown in Fig. 1, the upper" edges" of the teeth :2l areinclined dovvnwardlyl'r4 fromthe inner,V face of the front plate 9 toward the surface ofthe cylinder 2, theinner ends of` lthe teeth. lying 'in proximity to Vthe cylinder.

Since in operation the cylinder 2 is rotated in the. vdirection of the -a'rrow in Fig.` 1, the teeth I'I pass"v upwardly between the'teeth2l of this Iixed comb,` l I and the comb -isadaptedjto prevent the passagtr oftheice fedinto the` hopper between thegcyline` tively long and, therefore, projects relatively far into the interior of the hopper, and the flanges-23j i and 24 are progressively smaller. The primary function of these flanges is to constitute abut? `ment stops for the ice on the rear wallof the casing, towards which the ice in the'hopper is urged by action of the toothed cylinderv 2, so that? the ice underthis action is not free to ride up along said rear wall, but is held solidly between the said flanges and the teeth so that the latter in their rotary movement may function eiii'cientlyto crush the'ice. In this manner the larger particlesofice fed to the hopper'are broken up intosmaller portions, which then pass downwardly below the flanges 2li into the space between the rear wall I3 and the cylinder 2.' f ,j The ultimate size of the crushed ice discharged froml the'bottom of the. hopper is determined, and may be regulated, by an adjustable comb 25 .which is slidably secured against the inner face andai,

the lower part of the rearwall 'i3 of the hopper; This comb` is shown in perspective 'in Fig; 4, wherein it will be. noted that it comprises -a vertical base plate Y26, the flat' rear face oi which, in assembly, lies flush against the inner surface of the rear wall IB of the hopper, and from the front face and lower edge of which projects a series of flanges or teeth 2l. The 'teeth' 2l are relatitvely wide at the bottoms'and taper upwardly at the sides, and the teeth arefafls'oV tapered fromtheir base ends adjoining the base plat'eZS towardtheir outer ends. By reason of this double tapered form, the spaces between the teeth are relatively large at their upper ends and narrow toward the bottom, and thesev spaces at the bottom are'also' relatively restricted toward the base plate 2t and expand towards the outer ends of the teeth. The upper edges of the teethas indicated at 2 3, slope v downwardly away from the basefplate ,25,v and towards the outer end of the teeth the angle of inclination is increased as indicatedr alf/29. It will be noted also that the middle tooth 21d of the series is extended upwardly beyond the tops ofthe others of theteeth, and is thereby caused to function in effect as a spreader, `directing the ice par' ticles outwardly toward the opposite sides of the comb and lprever'iting undue accumulationof ice atthe center. f

Y As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the co'mb 25iits between the sidewalls 'I and 3 'and is held ilatly against the rear wall i3 lbyfrneansof'a stud 30; the inner end of which is secured in the comb, as

yshown in Fig. 1k, bylmeans of anset `screw 3i which projects through a slot 32 in the wall Ii) lofy The outer threaded end of the-stud the hopper. n 383 is'provided with a nut 33, and a coiled spring Eembracing the stud inwardly ofthe nut is conned between the inner countersunk viace of the nut and a tapered sleeve 35, andexerts pressure 4 forcing the sleeve resiliently againstV the outer Vface of the rear wall. l0 of the hopper. i A spring clip .33 detachably secured in anr'annular recess.inthe' vouter end of the stud functions to' limit the outward movement of the nut 33 on the stud and to prevent the nut fromv being entirelyfreed fromj `the stud.-V Itis apparent, with this construction,

that when the nut 33 is backed outwardly on the stud 3U, the stud together with the comb 25 may be adjusted through the slot 32 to a plurality of differing verticalvpositionsat the inner side of the rear wall l0 of the hopper, the extremes Vof this adjustment being determined by the length of the slot 32.l In the present instance and as shown inl Fig 6,` the outer side of the slot 32 is provided with three countersunk recesses 31, 38 and 39, these recesses being adapted to neatly -receive the inner tapered end of the sleeve 35. By means of these recesses, therefore, three diiferent l positions of adjustment of the comb 25 are clearly Vdeiined, `and the comb may readily be adjusted 'into any one ofv these three positions.

1 Afterv the comb and the stud have been moved into the desired position of adjustment, the nut 33 is tightened on the stud, thereby forcing the sleeve 35 into one or other of the recesses 3T, 33

f and 39, and rigidly locking the comb in the desired position of adjustment. The spring 3ft,4 through the' collar 35, however, acts continuously to hold the comb 25 atly against the innerface of the wall l0. In orderto preclude vtilting or jamming of the comb 25 in the hopper, the latter is pro; vided at its lower end with an extension'llil which ts slidably between a pair of spaced lugs 4|, 4I extending from a boss d2 projecting from the wall 13. Theupward movement of the comb 25 is limited in the present instance by engagement of theupper recessed corners, indicated at 43 in Fig. 4,' with the bosses il, see Fig. 1, on the inner side of the rear wall l0, and -tlvie downward movement of the comb 25 is limited by engagement of the lower edge thereof with a pair of bosses lll projecting from the inner faceof the hopper wall theto'othed cylinder, and by reason of the greater ,interstitial space between vthe. comb 25 and the surface of the cylinder and'from the teeth, the fragments' discharged at the bottom of the `hopperawill be larger insize,l If still larger fragment'l size is desired, the comb may be .adjusted to thelowermostposition in which the tapered sleeve 35-occupies the recess 39, and in this case the relative remoteness of the comb from the toothed cylinder will 'permit fragmentsvof ice of relatively great size to passl downwardly'to the discharge. In any one position of the comb 25,

e however, the 'sizes of the fragments resulting from the'pperation of themachine will be relatively luniform.'v 'e I Y Attention'is directed to the method of mountingtheadjustable comb` '25 against the wall i3 or thehopp'er through the medium' of the stud 33*the nut 33, the spring 34, and the tapered sleeve 35, and also the manner in `which the stud is secured to the comb by means of theset screwl 3i. rThis assembly is an extremely simple one, facilitatingboth the manufacturing and assembling operations. At the-same time it affords an extremelyy simple-and readily Vmanipulated adjustmentfor the comb 25, and has the necessary If ice of somewhat larger fragment i strength and durability 'to stand up in normal operation over an extended period of time.

We claim:

l. An ice crusher comprising a'hopper, arotary d' `toothed element journaled in saidl hopper, a

toothed comb operativelyv associated withsaid 'rotaryr element and coactive with the latter to reduce the ice to a required state of sub-division, means for mounting said comb against a wall of said hopper for sliding adjustment thereon between positions respectively relatively 'closely adjacent and remote to said rotary element to therebyv regulate the .ultimatesizes of the crushed particles, said meanscomprising a stud projecting from the comb through a slot in said wall and constituting a means for adjusting the comb from the exterior of the hopper, a clamping nut on theouter threaded endof said stud, a tapered sleeve loosely mounted on said stud inwardly of said nut, a spring conned between the nut and said sleeve and operative to urge the sleeve against the outer surface of said wall,` said wall having a yplurality of recesses aty the outer side of said slot arranged in spaced series longitudinally of the latter and adapted for reception ofthe tapered. end of said sleeve, said recesses dening I. and said nut being adapted when turned inwardly f a, plurality of dii'erent positions `of adjustment or" said comb with respect to the rotary element,

on the stud to solidly clamp said sleeve against the wall of the hopper and in a selected one of j, said recesses. A

2. An icey crusher comprising a hopper, a rotary element journaled in said hopper, said element carrying spaced projecting substantially 4tangential tines and extending axially between two opposite walls of the hopper and being spaced radially from a third of said walls, these tines when occupying a position at the top of said rotary element projecting in the direction of said third t' wall, the lower portion of said ylatter wall vextending below the axialcenter line of said rotary element substantially in a plane tangential to an imaginary `cylinder coaxial with said element, a

comb element having spaced fingers projecting transversely intok the interior of the hopper, said comb coacting with the rotary element to reduce the ice' to a requiredstate of sub-division, means for mounting said combnagainst the last-named Wall of the hopper for sliding adjustmentl upl, wardly and downwardly onthe inner surface of the said lower portion thereof below a point approximately where a .line from the axis of thev rotary element vand normal to the surface of the` wall intersects the latter, and between positions .respectively relatively closely adjacent and remote to said rotary element to thereby regulate the ultimate sizes of the crushed particles, said mounting'- `means comprising a stud projecting from the combthrough a slot` iny said wall, releasable means on the outer end `of said stud for solidly rclampingthe comb inadjusted position to the wall, and a springmounted'on said stud and operativewhen said clamping means is. released to w resiliently support the comb in normal position*- against the inner surface of said wall,

3. An ice Crusher comprising a hopper, a rotary element journaled in'said: hopper, said element carrying spaced projecting vsubstantially tangential tines andextending vaxially between two opposite Wallys of the hopper and being spaced radi ally from a thirdof said walls, 'said' tines when occupying a position atthetop of said'rotary element'projecting inthe direction' of said third wall,

lthe, lower portion of said v'latter Wallr extending below the aXial center lineof said rotary element substantiallyinr a plane'tangential to an imaginarycylinder coaxial with'said element, a comb element mounted on said walland having 'spaced of the rotary element and normal to the surfacey of the wall intersects the latter, and between positions respectively relatively closely adjacent and remote tosaid rotary element to thereby 'regulate theultimate 'sizes of the'crushed particles,

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means-'comprising anv 'element of said combfpro` jeoting through an opening in the'hopper wall for adjustingthe comb from the exterior ofk the hopper, and means 0n-the outer end of said'projecting element for'V normally supportingjsaid comb in iiat slidin-g yengagement with the wall and for releasably solidly clamping said comb rin adjusted position. Y 'f THOMAS JFEGLEY.' 

